Password field stores a string of characters with different types of encryption. After entering a password and saving the record, the field appears to be empty: the password is no longer available on the record form.


PasswordEncrypted Password
Description

This field type is displayed as an input field of the password type.


This field type is used to provide secure password storage in the database, with the decoding ability (2-way encryption).

Before saving, the password is encoded basing on one of the encryption algorithms and a random string. The password is decoded before using.

Min Length6 symbols
Max Length255 symbols255 symbols
Scalar typevarcharvarchar
Validation criteriaThis field can contain all kinds of symbols.This field can contain all kinds of symbols.

You can limit the maximum number of symbols with the Max Length attribute. 

Creating a column


Role required: admin.

To create a column of the password type, complete the following steps:

  1. Navigate to the System Settings → All Tables.
  2. Open the table for which you want to create a column.
  3. Scroll down to the Related Lists area and click on the Columns tab.
  4. Click New and fill in the fields.
  5. Click Save or Save and Exit to apply changes.


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